City of Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, 27 Apr 2021

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From YouTube: City Hall Sessions - Episode 10 - Graham Colton

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In City Hall Sessions, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt hosts artists in his office for a concert to highlight the musical talent coming into and coming from OKC. We had the pleasure of hosting a performance by Graham Colton recently, taped April 27th, 2021.

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Hi, I'm david holt, the mayor of oklahoma city, welcome back to my office here at city hall for the latest episode of city hall sessions. We have a very special guest today. Grant colton is one of the most successful musical artists. Our city's.

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Ever had he's been all over national television going back for two decades.

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Been a great friend to this program he's brought us some of our most exciting guests, including indigo girls last year, but today we are blessed to have a very special performance. It's special because graham has not performed live in several years, so this is a rare treat. I know you will enjoy this. Please join me in welcoming graham.

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Keep your eyes on the horizon stay cold. All I need are your eyes yo. My.

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Put your head on my shoulder: you're safe now, when the rain comes we'll head for the high ground, if the stars watching.

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Wake me up, I'm tired of dreaming. All my days are.

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You can hold on to my heart and I'll. Never let you go.

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You can head for the sun, it will.

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Now we're running into the.

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um This one is called west coast, it's about the west.

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I've been out looking for the place.

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Headed for the west.

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Coast, you're up and.

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You never had it better living on the west coast.

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You're up and running and you're headed for the west coast.

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Oh good, he gets paid double whistles.

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This is an older one, older one. ah This is called life's when you make it are we ready yeah go for it all right, I'll start and then yeah, then you come in and you come in great sounds good and we'll play together.

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Okay, this one's tough, because I feel like people actually know this one so they'll know.

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It's actually it's a different version, yeah, it's a different version. This is the the release that we put out in japan.

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Taking all the sunshine go where the wind blows, let it show the way open all the windows, letting all the light. You can pull the stars down, paint the perfect sky to go.

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Life's what you're making.

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You can test the water might as well.

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To is and write your song, the world will sing alone.

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Life's what you make.

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So go and write your.

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Life's what you're making.

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That's what you're making.

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Taking all the of the sunshine go where the wind blows, let it show the way.

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Life's what you're thinking.

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Life's what you're making.

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It's yours for the taking.

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Life's what you.

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This is really cool uh mayor holt. Thank you for having us. This is awesome um and here's to more music, not only in this room but across the city and country, and definitely excited yeah.

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Okay, um let me see here so this one.

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Those aren't the lyrics or anything I mean. I know myself.

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Okay, this one I actually wrote in uh wrote in march of last year so like right as quarantine, happened, wrote this uh taylor produced it and um nick was there in spirit yeah. But uh this one uh just kind of like.

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Life of its own and a year later, it's it's just continuing to sort of be a song, that's um kind of been out there and done some things. People have been listening name to it, uh but it actually is a pretty special song for me just riding this thing in my spare bedroom at my house, just when things were crazy. uh So it's interesting playing this one.

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Now it's called see you.

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You're only counting.

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Stick close to the truth.

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Of course, making all this up yeah.

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Okay, we'll do one more. This one is my favorite songs and it's my.

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Let's start it out.

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The sun went down.

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As I crossed the hill.

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Is the hardest thing.

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Break your heart.

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Cause, god knows where.

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Days now, return.

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These rocks might melt.

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And the sea may burn.

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Is what goes up.

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Thank you guys very.

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Much that's! How hardcore this.

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